The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-08

blasted by public exposure or denuncia-
ton. which was almost as fatal, Logan
escaped all these long years untouched
wen by suspicion. Although his poll
tical friends accused him OF being mar
row in his prejudices sometimes, even
they acknowledged that he was Il firm,
sincere friend who never stopped to by
pocrisy.
The denomination of Mr.. Matthew,
the cOlored lawyer from Albany, to lie
Recorder of Deeds in the District Of
Columbia, promises to become a ceie-
brated case. The President holds that
since the Senate rejected him last sum
mer much OF the opposition to Matth-
ews' appointment has been removed by
the Iatter's management OF the office.
The Democrats are indignant that the
President should have again seen fit to
send in the name of this ''carpet Dagger
from Albany" as they call him, and
the Republicans are watching with in
terest to see how the Senate will treat
the case of the same nominee which 1t
rejected last session.
In renominating MI. Mathews the
the President said to the Senate, Il
have ventured in view of the demon
strated fitness of this nominee, aud with
the understanding that the objections
heretofore urged against his selection
have to a great extent subsidized, apd
confessing a desire TO tender to our
colored fellow citizens just recognition
and the utmost good faith, TO again
submit this nomination to the Senate
for confirmation, at the same time dis
claiming any intention to question It's
previous action in the premises. line
matter will cause a warm discussion
o and it is probable that MI. Matt
hews will be rejected again.
Congress did a good deal of work in
the brief time that it convened before
the holidays, and it should not be Sc
verely censured if it were to do nothing
more this session except to pass the
regular appropriation bills. Still mnch
more is projected. For instance, rep
r~esentative Springer says he will do
all he can to pass his bill enabling the
Territories of Dakota, Montana, New
Mexico and Washington to enter the
Union as states, and he thinks he may
succeed.
There are two propositions pending
before Congress now relative to the
subject of marriage and divorce and
whether or not any action will be
on either of them, the question invoiV-
ed is one of great public Importance
and constantly increasing interest
One of these measures proposes a Con-
stitutional amendment for the estab-
lishment of uniform laws Throughout
the United States regulating marriage
and divorce.
The White House patient has beer
refractory and consequently he is not
so well as he otherwise might have
been. The Presidents physician warn
ed him to keep still and not expose him
self to drafts, and both of these orders
were not obeyed. Then on last Wednesday
afternoon the President drove out to
his co un tly place in an open Victoria
wearing a light overcoat and caught
some cold.
The Presidents trouble is a rheumat-
ic knee and everything is being done to
prevent the disease from spreading, but,
said the doctor, no medical skill has
ever been able to conine rheumatism
to one part of the body. In the case
of Gen. Logan it was the special aim
of the physicians to keep it from the
heart. While they succeeded in doing
bis, it attacked the brain. ). q. Z.